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AMHERST3-was formed from Buffalo, April 10, 1818; and Chicktowaga was taken off in 1839. It lies upon the N. border of the eo., between Clarence and Tonawanda. Its surface is level. Eleven Mile and Ransoms Creeks flow across the town in a N. E. direction; and Tona- wanda Creek forms its N. boundary. The soil is a sandy and claycy loam. Upon the land of John Foglesonger, in the s. part of the town, is a very copious sulphur spring. A gristmill with 3 run of stone has been built on the stream formed by it. A ledge of limestone extends across the s. part of the town, from which limestone is quarried in various places. Beneath this ledge is a layer of hydraulie limestone, which is extensively quarried at Williamsville and burned for waterlime. Williamsville,4 (p.v.,) iucorp. in 1850, is situated on Eleven Mile Creek, in the s. part of the town. It contains 4 churches, an academy,5 and several manufactories.6 Pop.
In 1854 Rann & Cowan became proprietors, and the same year it was united with The Democracy.
The Western Evangelist (Univ.) was started in June, 1846, by Rev. L. S. Everett, and continued 1 year. The Ambassador, (Univ .. ) started the same year, was removed to Anburn in 1:47.
The Journal of Commerce, d., was started in 1847 by John W. Jones, and continued 6 months.
The Republic, d. and w., was startuil by Livingston, Albro & Co., Jan. 26, 1847. Quartus Graves, Maynard & Welslı, C. A. Kellogg, and C. C. Bristol were successively inte- rested in its management. In 1857 The Buffalo Daily Times was united with The Republic. and it was issued as The Buffalo Republie and Times, d., tri-w., and w. Guy. II. Salisbury is the present proprietor. A campaign paper was published in connection with this paper in 1856.
The Buffalo Daily Times was started in Aug. 1857. by the Times Association; and the next year it was united with The Republic.
Der Frei Demol rat was published in 1848.
The Word Grower and Magazine of Agriculture and Horticulture, mno .. was started in 1849 by T. C. Peters, and continued until 1852.
The Daily Queen City. a penny paper, was started in 1850 by G. J. Bryan. The title was changed in 1så2 to
The Buffalo Evening Post, under which naine it is now published.
The Bufido Christian Advocate was started in Jan. 1850, by .lolin E. Robie. In 1857 it was changed to
The Advocate, under which nine it is now published. Comum Suse was published in 1850 by D. P. Stile.
Die Anrora, w. aml & mi.w .. was started iu 1850 by Chris- tian Wieckmann. its present publisher.
Das Kirchliche Informatorlum, semi-mo., was started in July. 1:51. by Conrad Bar; and in 1854 T. AmIr. A. Graban. its present editor. assimned its charge. The Sunday Bulletin was started in las1 by Wm. F. Rodgers; and optimol9 months.
The Youth's Casket, mo., was started in 1851 by Bradle & Vanderzee, h is woow published by Robt. Adams. The American Midler was putdispel in ]>51 by Wm. C. Ingles. The Evangelical Christian was published in 1861 by Geo. Stanbro & Co.
The American Celt and Catholic Citizen was brought from Bos- ton. Mass,, to Bull do m June, J852, and continued until May, 1853, when it was removed to New York.
Die Howarpath and Detetischer Hansfreund was started in 1:32 by Conrad l'air. aml continued 1 year. Sonntags Blatt was started in 1532 by Brouck, Ileld & Co., and continued 1 year.
The Sunday Visitor was started in 1852 by Reed & Moore, and continued I yrar.
The United States Muil, mo., was published in 1852 by Jewett. Thomas & Co.
The Buffalo Dudy Ledger was published a few months in 1852 / 1-17. Amos Miss kept the first inn, and Seth Hastabrock the by T Richard-on.
The Bothfinder was published in 1552 by Charles Faxon.
The Sunday Herald was puldished about 3 months in 1853 by
The School and Haas. Friend, semi-mo., (German) was started in March, ISER, To Connal Bar. and continued 1 year. The Libraryon & Garden w .- paldieslolin 19:3 1 D. S. Manly & Co. The Buffalo Catholic Senthel was started in June, INGA, by Michael Hagan. its present publisher.
Mustrirte thered Schule, semi no., was published in 1834 by Rev. C. DichImau.
The Atlantis, mo., (German,) brought from Cleveland, Ohio, to Buffalo in 1856, is edited by C. Essellen.
The American Rights was published from Sept. 1854, to July, 1855, by Geo. Reese & Co.
The Age of Progress. conducted by Stephen Albro, was com- menced in 1854 and discontinued in 1858.
The Zeitschrift was published about 4 months in 1854 by Conrad Bär.
Zelchen der Zelt, mo., was started in June, 1855, by --- Drexler. In 1858 T. Gottlieb Ade became its editor.
The Home has been published since Jan. 1856, by E. F. Beadle.
The Buffalo Allegemeine Zeitung, w. and semi- w., was started in May, 1856, by Frederick Reinecke, the present publisher.
The Buffalo Patriot, d., (German.) was published during the campaign of 1856 by Voght & Jung.
Das Historische Zeltblatt und Literarischer Anzeiger, mo., was started in May, 1857, by Conrad Bir. its present publisher.
The Home Monthly was started Jan. 1, 1859, under the editorial charge of Mrs .. II. E. G. Arey and Mrs. - Gildersleve.
The Inventor's Advertiser was published at Buffak by Thos. P. Ilow.
The Aurora Demarral was established at West Aurora in Oct 1855, by Deloss E. Sill, publisber, and continued about 1 year.
The Aurora Standard was started at East Aurora Ang. 1, 1835. by A. M. Clapp. In 1838 it was removed to Ruffalo and merged in the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
The Springville Express was commenced in May. 1844, by Edwin. Ilough, and continued until the fall of 1848.
The Springville Herald was established in May. 1850, hy E. D. Webster; and in Dec. 1856, it passed into the hands of J. H. Saxe, its present puldisher.
The American Citizen was started at Springville in Feb. 1856, by Lucius C. Sanders, and continued nearly a year.
The Tonawanda Commercial was started at Tonawanda in 1846 by Sylvester Hoyt, and continued about a year.
The Niagara River I'det was commenced at Tonawanda in 1853 by Packard & Foxlonger. In Ang. Isso, it passed into the hands of S. O. Hayward, by whom, in Nov. 1857, it was changed to
The Niagara Frontler, under which name it is still published.
The Mental Eleratar was puldished a short time in the Seneca language.
1 Among the first settlers were Joseph Freeman, John Fasta- brook. Win. Snow, and Atunah Iliblard. who came in 1:10; Saml. Slade, James Crocker, Sanil. Huntington. and Jonas Stick- hey, who came in Is11; and Wm. Dayton, who came in IsJ2. The first birth was that of a daughter of Armah Hibbard; and the first death. that of Polly Cransaky, in 1812. John Rogers built the first sawmill. in 1813 or '14, and the first gristmill. in
first store. both in 1-16. The first school was taught by Mehe- tabel Rastabrook, in 1-15.
2 Rap .. Presh,, Evang. Luth .. M. F ... and 2 R. C.
3 Named in honor of Lord Amherst, commander of the Endish forers in America in 1759-10.
" Named From Jonas Williams, one of the carly settheys.
5 Tl: Williamsville Classical Institute. The whole uuusber of students for the year 1557 was 29.
6 A gristmill, a sawmill, a tannery. a furnace, a broom factory, a chair factory, and a waterlime mill, the last producing 3,000 to 6,000 bble. of hydraulic cement per year.
283
ERIE COUNTY.
1,166. Eggertsville, Getzville, East Amherst, and West wood are p. offices. The first settlement was made in 1804, by Timothy S. Hopkins and Elias Ransom, from Great Barring- ton, Mass.1 There are 9 churches in town.2
AURORA-was formed from Batavia, as " Willink," April 11, 1804. Its name was changed April 15, 1818. Clarence was taken off in 1808, Buffalo in 1810, Concord, Hamburgh, and Eden in 1812, Holland and Wales in 1818, and a part of Elma in 1857. It occupies nearly a eentral position in the eo. Its surface is rolling in the N. and hilly in the s. The declivities of the hills are generally gradual slopes, and their summits are 150 to 300 feet above the valleys. The principal streams are Cazenove Creek and its branches. The soil is gravelly loam in the valleys and clayey among the hills. Willink, (p. v., ) incorp. Dee. 20, 1849, is situated on the E. branch of Cazenove Creek, in the N. part of the town. It contains 2 churches and a woolen factory and has a pop. of 365. East Aurora, (p. v.,) about 1 mi. E. of Willink, contains 2 churches, an academy,3 and several manufacturing establishments. Pop. 360. West Falls, (p. v.,) on the w. bank of Cazenove Creek, in the s. part of the town, contains 1 church, 2 sawmills, a gristmill, and about 30 honses ; and Griffins Mills, (p. v.,) on the same stream, near the center of the town, contains 1 church, a sawmill, a gristmill, and 25 honses. The first settlement was made in the fall of 1803, by Jabez Warren, Henry Godfrey, and Nath'l Emerson." The evidences of ancient Indian occupation were plainly visible upon the advent of the whites.5 The first church (Bap.) was organized with 16 members, in 1810, by Elder Irish. There are 7 churches in town.6 Ex- Pres. Millard Fillmore and Hon N. K. Hall, Judge of Supreme Court and Ex-P. M. Gen., were for some years residents of East Anrora.
BOSTON-was formed from Eden, April 5, 1817. It is au interior town, lying s. of the center of the eo. Its surface is a hilly npland, broken by the valley of the N. branch of Eighteen Mile Creek, which flows N. w. through near the center of the town. The valley of this stream is about three-fourths of a mile wide. In this valley the soil is a fine, fertile loam, and upon the hills it is a gravelly and elayey loam. Boston, (p. v., ) on the N. branch of Eighteen Mile Creek, contains 3 churches, 2 gristmills, 2 sawmills, a tannery, a cow-bell factory, and 40 honses ; Boston Center, (Patchin p. o.,) on the same stream, contains 2 churches, a sawmill, and 20 houses; and North Boston, (p. v., ) 1 church, a gristmill, a sawmill, and 20 houses. The first settlement was made by Didemus Kinney, in 1803.7 The first religious services were conducted by Rev. John Spencer, in 1810. There are 7 churches in town.8
BRANDT'-was formed from Collins and Evans, March 25, 1839. It lies npon the shore of Lake Erie, in the s. w. corner of the eo. The surface is generally level, with a gentle inclina- tion toward the lake. Cattaraugns Creek forms a part of the s. boundary. The other principal streams are Big Sister, Delaware, and Mnddy Creeks. The soil is generally a gravelly loam intermixed with elay. Brandt (p. v.) contains 20 honses. Mill Branch (Farnham p. o.) is the Saw Mill Station on the B. & E. R. R., and contains 30 houses. The first settlement was made in 1817, by Moses Tueker.10 The first religious services were conducted by Benj. Olm- sted, in 1820. A union church is the only one in town.
1 Among the early settlers were Wm. Maltbury, Jonas Wil- ; in Aurora: the finders, not knowing its value as a specinien of linis. James Harmon, Iloratio Kelsey, Seth Canfield. Enos A. antiquity, converted it into a dipper and skimmer .- Turner's Armstrong, and Jas. Harris. The first sawmill was built in 1801, HIdd. Pur .. p. 668. 6 2 Presb., Bap., Cong., M. E., Univ., and R. C. by - Thomson ; and the first gristmill, hy Wm. Maltbury, in 1808. Elias Ransom kept the first inn, in 1805, and Juba Storrs & Co. the first store, in 1812.
2 Bap .. Disciples, M. E., and Germ. Cath. at Williamsville, and 2 Evang. Luth., Free, Mennonite, and R. C. in other parts of the town.
; Diver and Charles Johnson settled in the town in 1805, and Richard Cary and Sam'l Eaton in 1807. The first birth was that of I hinney Johnson, in 1806; the first mariage, that ot David Stannard and Esther Yaw, in 1810: and the first death, that of Joch Brebe, in 1809. Ethan Toward built the first mill, in 1810,
fir-t store, the same year. The first school was taught by Joel Eddy. in 1510.
8 Bap., Free Will Bap., Evang. Luth., Friends, M. E., Meth. Prot .. and Univ.
3 The Aurora Manual Labor Seminary was chartered Oct. 18, | Job Palner kept the first inn. in 1811: and Aaron J. Tupper the 1833; and in 1638 its name was cliniged to the Aurora Academy. The manual labor department was long since abandoned.
+ These were followed by Joel and John Adams, Tabor Karlle, and Humphrey Smith. in 1804, and Win. Warren, Thos. Tracy, Christopher Stone, and Luther Hibbard. in 1805. The first hirth was that of Orra Warren, in Dec. 1805; and the first death, that
9 Named from Col. Joseph Brant, the Mohawk chief. His Indian name was " The-yan-da-ner gal." said to signily " wood of a daughter of Humphrey Smith, in 1906. Phineas Stevens built , partly burned," or " a brand;" and as the Indians are unable to the first sawmill. in 1806, and the first gristmill, in 1807. tien. ; distinguish d from t in their promociation. it became Brant .- Win. Warren kept the first inn, in 1-06, and Adams & lascall the first store. in 1808. The first school was taught by Mary Eddy. in Iem.
Asher Wright, Missionary at the Callarangus Reservation.
10 John, Robert, and Major Campbell, and John West. settled in the town in 1808, and Ansel Smith, Red 1. and Wm. Grannis, & Ewe bills, in the x. part of the town, were fortified by cir- "and Benj. Olmsted. iu 1819. The first birth was that of a sim of cular breastworks, in many places 6 10 $ (. high. Human John West. in INIs; the first marriage, that of Levi Graunis bones, of almost giant size, have been dig up near the fortifica- and Leah fallida, in 1819; and the first death. that of Matthew tions: and pieces of pottery and iron aves have been found in : West. in 1922. The first mill was built by Sam ] Butts. in 1-22; the vicinity .- Letter of Rev. isher Wright. In 1809 an ancient . the first inn was kept by Josephus Ilubland. in 1:25; and the copper plate, 12 by 16 inches, covered with letters or hiero- | first store, by Milton Morse, in 1835. Julia Bradley taught the glyphies, was plowed up upon the land of Ephraim Woodruff, ; first school, in 1823.
284
ERIE COUNTY.
BUFFALO CITY-was formed as a town from Clarence, SEAL Feb. 8, 1810.1 Amherst was taken off in 1818, and Tonawanda in 1836. Buffalo Village was incorp. April 2, 1813, re-organized in 1815, and again in 1822, and ineorp. as a eity April 20, 1832, with its limits enlarged by the addition of that part of the Mile Strip Reservation2 s. of York and North Sts. By the provisions of a new charter, granted April 13, 1853, the then town of " Black ALO Rock" was ineluded within the city limits. The city lies at the E. extremity of Lake Erie, extending nearly 10 mi. along the lake shore and the upper part of Niagara River, and occupies an area of about 40 sq. mi. The principal streams are Big Buffalo and Seajaquady3 Creeks,-the former emptying into Lake Erie and the latter into Niagara River. The principal business part of the city is on the lake shore around the harbor. The land in this locality is low, and was once considered "an irreclaimable morass; but it is now densely covered with substantial warehouses and large stores, intermingled with factories, foundries, mechanies' shops, and dwellings."4
The site rises gradually, and attains in one or two places an elevation of about 100 ft .; but the greater portion of the area occupics an extended plain of an average height of 50 ft. above the lake. On the " Buffalo Plains," and along the river at North Buffalo, are extensive quarries of limestone, furnishing an excellent building material.5 The eity is regularly laid out, and the streets are broad and straight. The flagging and paving are done in the most substantial manner, and are kept in excellent repair.6 The main part of the eity is supplied with wholesome water from Niagara River by the Buffalo Water Works Company. The reservoir, situated on Niagara between Connecticut and Vermont Sts., is 88 ft. higher than the river, and has a capacity of 13,500,000 gallons. The water is elcvated by two force pumps, each of a capacity of 235 gallons, and is distributed through 31 mi. of pipe.7 Lower Black Rock is supplied by the Jubilce Water Works with water obtained from the Jubilee Springs. It is conducted through wooden pipes, of which there are more than two miles laid.8 There are 5 post-offices in the city,-Buffalo, North Buffalo, Buffalo Plains, Red Jacket, and Black Rock.
The harbor of Buffalo is formed by Big Buffalo Creek, along which for more than a mile is a continuous line of wharves. A pier extends from the s. side of the harbor 1500 ft. into the lake, forming an effectual barrier against the encroaching sands, which everywhere on the lake have a tendency to accumulate on the w. side of piers. . At its extremity is a lighthouse.9 The Erie Canal enters the city along Niagara River, from which it is separated by a seawall, and extends southward to near the mouth of Buffalo Creek, and thence castward to Hamburgh St. The Eric Basin, just N. of the mouth of Buffalo Creek, protected lakeward by a breakwater, and the Ohio Basin, about one and one-fourth mi. from the mouth of the creek, containing an area of 10 acres, are both connected with the harbor and canal and are sufficiently deep to float the largest lake vessels.10 A ship canal more than a mi. in length extends along the w. side of Big Buffalo Creek parallel to the shore of the lake. This canal, the basins, the Erie Canal, and the harbor are all connected by numerous slips. Six railroads terminate in the city; and another-the Buffalo & Pittsburgh-is in process of construction.11
1 The city of Buffalo was taken off in 1832, and Tonawanda ju | of wooden plpe laid, fully supplying Black Rock and a part of 1836. The village of "Black Rock," in this town. was incorp. Buffalo; but, while the increase of population created a greater demand for water, the supply from the springs diminished, and in 1845 the citizens of Lower Black Rock purchased the works and coufined the supply to their own village. April 24, 1837, and receives its name from the color of the rock which outcrops at the ferry landing. The remaining part of the town was organized as Black Rock, Feb. 14, 1839; and in 1853 it was annexed to the city. 2 See p. 280. 3 Named from an Indian of that name, and pronounced Ska- joc quad-da.
Buffalo City Directory, 1858.
5 The pier. the break water, the arsenal, St. Joseph's Cathedral, and many of the most substantial buildings in the city, are in part or wholly built of this stone.
6 There are 251 mi. of located streets within the city limits, 37; mi. of paved streets, 205,000 line or feet of stone sidewalks, and Jos mi. of plank walks. There are 1,960 stroet lamps in the city, lighted by gas furnished by the Buffalo Gas Light Com- pany. The present cost of the street luiprovements is estimated at $2.000,000 ; and the aggregate of taxes for local improvements iu I>57 was $356 913.
9 The lighthouse is built entirely of stone and iron. It is 44 ft. high, 26 ft. in diameter at its base, and 12 ft. at the top. The molehead upon which it stands is 160 ft. in diameter and has a depth of 15 ft. below the surface of the water. The pier and lighthouse were completed in 1833. It is furnished with a first class dioptric Fresnel apparatus.
W These basins were coustructed by the State as parts of the great system of internal navigation; but their sites were fur. nished by the city. The Erie Basin cost $300,000, and the Ohio Basin 800.000. They were commenced in 1848 and finished in 1858. Vessels driven by storms and failing to gain an entrance to the harbor find a capacious and sheltered retreat in the har- bor of Black Rock,-fornied by a mole from Bird Island to Squaw Island, a distance of 2915 yards. This, with the islands, forms a area of 136 acres. Besides affording an exceedingly convenient harbor, with an average depth of 15 feet, this work serures a water-power of about 4; ft. A ship lock Is constructed at its foot ; and it is on the line of the Erie Canal.
7 The Buffalo Water Works Company was incorp. March 15, | harbor 4.565 yards long and from 88 to 220 yards wide, with an 1849. The original cost of the works was $400,000; and $65,000 of the earnings have been expended in extending the works. Counected with them are 320 street hydrants, and 20 under- ground reservoirs, having an aggregate capacity of 407.850 gal. 8 The Jubilee Water Works Company was organized in 1827,
11 Besides these, 5 plank roads, a macadamized road, and a with a capital of $20,000. At one time the company had 16 mi. | turnpike terminate in the city.
285
ERIE COUNTY.
Buffalo is the second commercial eity of the State, and the largest and most important upon the great lakes.1 Its situation at the foot of navigation upon Lake Erie and at the western terminus of the Erie Canal makes it the principal port for the transhipment of the products of the great grain region of the Upper Mississippi Valley, and gives to it the command of the greater part of the commerce of the lakes.2 The number of entries at this port during the year 1857 was 4,017, with an aggregate of 1,618,672 tons; and the number of elearances was 3,564, with an aggregate of 1,603,134 tons.3 The exportation and importation by eanal is also immense;" and it is estimated
1 It is often called "The Queen City," and " The Queen City of the Lakes."
? The amount of grain received in 1857 was 15,443,778 bush., and of flour 925,411 bbls., of which 15,348,930 bush. of grain and 845,953 bbls. of flour were received by lake. The same year there were received by lake 29,799 head of cattle, 75,174 hogs, and 44,972 sheep. The following table shows the imports, by lake, of flour and grain for a series of years :-
Year.
Flour.
Wheat.
Corn.
Onts.
Barley.
Rye.
1836 ...
139,178
304,090
204,355
28,640!
4,876
1,500
1837 ...
126,805
450,350
94.490
2.553
3,267
1838 ...
277,620
933,117
34,148
6,577
909
1839 ...
294,125
1,117,262
71,327
14,144
2,150
1842 ...
734,308
1,555,430
454,530
4,710
1.228
1843 ...
917.517 11,827,241
223,963
2,489
1,332
1844 ..
915.030
2,177,500
137,978
18,017
1,617
456
1845 ...
746.750 1,770,740
54,200
23.100
28,250
1847 ...
1,857.000 6,489,100
2,862,300
446,000
70,787
1848 ...
1,249,000 4,520,117
2,298,100
560,000
17,809
1849 ...
1850 ...
1,103,039 3,681,346
2,593,378
359,580
3,600
1851 ...
1,258,224 4,167,121
5,988,775
1,140,340 142,773
10,652
1852 ...
1,299.513 5,549,778
5,136,746 2,596,231
497,913
112,271
1853 ...
975,557 5,424,043
3,665,793
1.480,655
401,098
107,152
Seeds, bbls.
20.522
15,297
14,830
Skins, bdls.
2,391
1,814
2.173
Staves, No.
16,421,568
18,556,039
23,024,213
Shingles, No.
1,764.000
398.000
1,669,000
Sheep, No.
26,508
41,467
44,972
Tobacco, hhds
489
623
270
Tobacco. cases.
3.470
3,837
2,102
Tallow, lbs.
1,234,100
634,900
445,750
Whisky, bbls
37.087
36,009
42,140
Wheat, bush
8,022.126
8,466,671
8,334.179
Wool, bales.
47,168
41.592
35,613
The total value of the importations of these three years were, in 1855. $48,767.315; in 1856. $40,429.871; and in 1857, $34.846,502. 3 Following is an exhibit of the number of entrances and
clearances, their tonnage and crews, for six successive years :-
Year.
No.
Tonnage.
Men.
1852
9,441
3,092,247
127.491
1853
8,298
3.252.978
128.112
Bacon, 1ba
10,768.396
9,220.932
3,612.519
1854
8,912
3,990.284
120,838
Cattle, No ...
14,049
25,283
29,799
1855
9,211
3.360.233
111.515
Cranberries, bbls
2:25
404
91
1856
8.128
3,018,587
112.051
Coal, tons
59.878
53,512
57,247
1857
7.581
3.221,806
132.183
Copper Ore, 1bs.
560,000
1,870,488
2,587,600
4 The following tables show the receipts and shipments of leading articles for the year 1857 :- The total value of the canal ship- ments that year was $16,956.740, and the tolls of the same received at the collector's office amounted to $569,537.44.
RECEIPTS.
Lumber, ft.
1,853.693
Bran, &c. 1bs.
236,689
Foreign salt, Ibs.
193,839
Timber, 100 cubic ft
30,920
Beans and peas, bush
10.908
Sugar, 1bs
12,768,136
Staves, 1bs.
Potatoes, bush.
3.342
Molasses, Ibs.
7,701,144
Wood. cords.
25,835
Dried fruit, 1be
130.900
Coffee, lbs ..
4,900,077
Cheese. lbs.
22,662
Hops, Ibs.
621.852
Nails, spikes, &c. 1bs.
2,856,471
Wool. lbs.
1,320
Domestic spirits, gals.
24,720
Iron and steel, 1bs
12,417.665
Hides, lbs.
130,500
Leather, 1bs.
714.135
Railroad Iron, 1b8.
32,187,521
Flour, bbls.
28.621
Furniture. lbs.
4.363.775
5,606,277
Wheat bush
19.966
Pig iron, lbs.
12,417,164
92,894,060
Rye. bushı.
7.778
Castings and ironware, 1bs.
30,902,457
Stone, lime, and clay, Ibs
74,134,242
Corn, bush.
1,131
Domestic cottons, 1bs
594,868
Gypsum, lbs
500,687
Barley, busl
37,434
Domestic salt, lbs
52,278,989
Coal, lbs ..
115,193,297
Sundries, lbs.
10,471,711
SHIPMENTS.
Lumber. ft
43,727,523
Rye. bush.
6.341
Furniture. lbs ...
393,025
Timber. 100 cubic ft
12.485
Corn. bush.
5.001.263
Lead. lbs.
214,416
Staves. lbs.
185,921.748
Barley, bush
11.638
Pig iron, lbs.
1,240,408
Ashes. casks
1,829
Oaty, bush
905,814
Bloom and bar iron. lbs.
87,736
Pork. bbls.
9,195
Bran, &c. lbs.
4,796,621
Castings and ironware. Ibs.
121,789
Beef. bbls
5,256
Dried fruits, lbs.
Domestic salt, lbs.
32,100
Pacon. Ibs
2,112.093
Cotton, 1hs.
Iron and steel. lbs
201,703
Cheese. lin
65.469
Tobacco. lbs
16.563
Railroad iron. 1bs.
Butter. 1b4.
9.874
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